IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Watford, Hybrid working (some travel to local sites, transport required)

£61k + good benefits & work life balance

This is a varied and interesting IT Project Management role, Agile and in an Azure Cloud environment encompassing Project Delivery, Change Management, PMO and Management skills.

My client is a leading education provider, undergoing a large-scale transformation to Azure Cloud and a modern application-based infrastructure. This Project Manager role will be critical in the creation of a new PMO responsible for both IT Delivery and Change. Managing PMO Admin and a business analyst your team will be responsible for defining project and programme methodology, governance (in conjunction with ITD), defining the change management structure and creating a road map for the new PMO function.

As part of the business/technology transformation strategy, this role will both deliver against large IT and Change Projects, modernise working practices and guide cross functional teams to ensure delivery aligns to the organisation goals.

• Define the scope, goals, deliverables and programme plan for multiple projects.
• Estimate costs, manage budgets and correctly allocate resources.
• Providing regular risk & status updates and align project goals with business objectives.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Support service transition from project to production.
• Manage and plan release schedules for deliverables as part of change control.
• Develop the road-map for a newly developed PMO.
• Support the shift to Agile working within an Azure application environment.

Criteria for the role

• Prince 2/PMP or similar certification (ITIL certification advantageous).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience in an Azure environment (accreditation desirable).
• A detailed understanding of agile mythologies and full project life cycle.
• Experience of large-scale IT systems, software, and vendor coordination
• Strong experience managing stakeholders and influencing project delivery in the right way.
• Ideally experience in setting up a PMO or leading a PMO function.

This role has variety and exposure to the SLT coupled with strong budgets to modernise technology across a large complex estate. It also comes with a strong work life balance with hybrid (3 days on site) and flexible working, good holidays, pension and benefits.

For further details please send a CV detailing Change and IT deliveries, experience within a PMO and your experience in Azure Cloud environments.